Mechanical properties and nanostructure of cement-based materials reinforced with carbon nanofibers and Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) microfibers

American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 270 SP, 2010, Pages 115-126

  Metaxa, Zoi S ^a,b   Konsta Gdoutos, Maria S ^a   Shah, Surendra P ^c  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanofibers; Hybrid composites; Mechanical properties; Nanofiber reinforcement; Polyvinyl alcohol microfibers; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CEMENT BASED MATERIAL; CEMENT MATRIX; CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; HYBRID COMPOSITES; MICRO-SCALES; MICROFIBERS; NANOCOMPOSITE SAMPLES; THREE-POINT BENDING TEST; ULTRAHIGH RESOLUTION; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

CARBON NANOFIBERS; CEMENTS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; NANOCOMPOSITES; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 79952337107     PISSN: 01932527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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